Home Food

Heartfelt storytelling and truly beautiful, honest food. * Jamie Oliver * Original, thought-provoking, beautiful. A wonderful book. * Diana Henry * This beautiful book makes me feel I'm in Olia's kitchen, which is just as much a joy as the exquisite but simple recipes. * Nigella Lawson * This is my favourite kind of cookbook: the useful kind full of solid ideas, stunning photos, beautiful writing and personal stories - the kind where the pages will quickly get dog-eared from regular use. * Ravinder Bhogal * This is a fabulous book [...] It will enable home cooks to produce extraordinary dishes which will become staples not just for our families, but for future generations. * Henry Dimbleby * Olia is not only an excellent and ingenious cook but is also a brilliantly exciting writer. Our understanding of the hugely diverse and endlessly fascinating culinary universe is richer every time she puts pen to paper. * Andi Oliver * It is impossible not to fall in love with Olia's cooking and writing - her warmth, good sense and good taste absolutely glows from the pages of her book. * Itamar Srulovic * One of the most inspired recipe writers currently working [...] Whenever I make any of her recipes, I feel she is teaching me little tricks to help me to be a better cook. * Bee Wilson, The Sunday Times * Cooking to comfort and connect. * Delicious Magazine * Celebration of the emotive ways food can create a sense of home. * Waitrose Weekend Magazine * Deserves a place on every cook's shelf. * The Independent *

Olia Hercules was born in Ukraine and forged a career as a chef in the UK, having trained at the renowned Leiths School of Food and Wine and working in restaurants such as Ottolenghi. Olia lives in London with her husband and two sons, writing, cooking, teaching and feeding her unceasing curiosity by researching food culture and culinary traditions of countries less explored. She is the author of the award-winning cookbooks Mamushka, Kaukasis and Summer Kitchens. Home Food is her fourth book.